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Freddy Lim juggles rock with politics

Taiwanese rock star turned politician Freddy Lim picks up metal award in London and encourages the crowd to follow in his footsteps. Sarah Mills reports

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To his rock fans - this is how Taiwanese musician Freddy Lim usually appears - thrashing around on stage with his death metal band Chthonic.
But after winning a seat in Taiwan's parliamentary elections in January this year Freddy switched the make-up for a suit.
He's managing to juggle both music and politics, and while collecting a Global Metal Award in London he urged the crowd to follow his lead.
Known for his controversial music - Freddy promises his new political role won't impact his creative choices
As well as being busy in office Freddy and Chthonic are also said to be working on a new movie and EP. Watch this space!

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